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Modere screws over employees and supplier

Modere was an MLM company that collapsed in April 2025. Two separate lawsuits reveal, in addition to screwing over distributors, Modere also screwed over employees and its product manufacturer.


Rodan + Fields settles “employees” class-action for $8 mill

Defunct MLM company Rodan + Fields has settled a class-action alleging now former Consultants were employees. A proposed settlement was filed with a Californian state court on May 6th.


Three Crowd1 scammers sentenced to prison in Sweden

Three Crowd1 scammers have been sentenced to prison by Sweden’s Stockholm District Court. Swedish authorities took action and raided Crowd1’s Swedish offices in November 2022. The raid resulted six arrests on corporate money laundering criminal charges: Jens Lennart Lorentsson Anneli Carina Lundell Conny Tore Otteland Ann-Christine Sigvardsson Nils Johan Anders Westerdahl (right) and Natalie von [Continue reading…]


Holton Buggs surrenders assets to Traders Domain Receiver

Top Traders Domain Ponzi promoter Holton Buggs has consented to surrender multiple assets to a court-appointed Receiver. Following sanctions for non-cooperation in February, Buggs’ asset settlement was filed on June 2nd.


Skainet Systems Ponzi collapses, Cermak baloney reboot

The Skainet Systems Ponzi scheme has collapsed. Instead of just being honest about running out of new investment to pay withdrawals, Skainet Systems has announced a baloney Cermak reboot. Skainet Systems was an MLM crypto Dubai Ponzi fronted by serial fraudster Michael Baur.


RadPowerBikes VIP Review: Stolen identity “click a button” Ponzi

RadPowerBikes VIP fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website. RadPowerBikes VIP’s website domain (“q.yylfc.vip”), was privately registered on May 15th, 2025. RadPowerBikes VIP also operates as a Telegram Ponzi bot at @Raduubot: As always, if an MLM company is not openly upfront about who is running or owns it, think long and [Continue reading…]


Retra Review: Mark Jarvis’ Zurvita clone spinoff

Retra fails to provide ownership or executive information on its website. Retra operates from two known website domains: retraglobal.com – registered in 2022, private registration last updated on August 20th, 2024 retranews.com – privately registered on February 1st, 2024 In the footer of Retra’s “global” website we have the familiar LaCore Enterprises address in Melissa, [Continue reading…]


GSB & Apertum Texas fraud hearing schedules

In order to avoid publishing multiple articles with respect to changing GSB & Apertum Texas fraud case scheduling, this article will be updated with the latest on both proceedings.


BitClub Network’s Joby Weeks spends $40,000 on lobbying

BitClub Network Ponzi scammer Joby Weeks has spent $40,000 lobbying the US Senate, House of Representatives, DOJ and White House. A public disclosure filing, covering January to March 2025, reveals Weeks hired JM Burkman & Associates to lobby on his behalf.


GetEasy’s Tiago Fontoura sentenced to 10.5 years prison

A Spanish court has sentenced GetEasy’s Tiago Fontoura Miranda to ten and a half years in prison. GetEasy was a 2014 MLM Ponzi scheme built around a “GPS tracker” ruse. GetEasy represented it was based out of Macau but was operated from Europe.